Erika Malandra A Castel d'Azzano we celebrate the funeral di Status of the dead carabinieri in the explosion of the farmhouse, a tragedy that shook Italy and stopped the heart of Padua.
Castel d'Azzano: State funeral for three deceased Carabinieri officers
In the afternoon, at 16pm, in the Basilica of Santa Giustina, in the heart of Prato della Valle, the funeral di Status of the three police deaths in the explosion of Castel d'Azzano, in the province of Verona.
A solemn ceremony, full of pain and respect.
The names are repeated slowly, almost as if not wanting to forget them: Marco Piffari, Davide Bernardello, 36, and Valerio Daprà, also 56, were 56 years old. Three lives were lost during the evacuation of a farmhouse that, from routine, turned into tragedy.
According to what was reported byAdnkronosA minute of silence will be observed in schools across Italy today after the first bell. A simple gesture, requested by Minister of Education and Merit Giuseppe Valditara, to remember those soldiers "fallen in the line of duty."
Under the gray sky of Padua, flags fly at half-mast. Among those in attendance are the highest officials of the Italian state: President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Senate President Ignazio La Russa. Democratic Party Secretary Elly Schlein will also be present, along with a delegation from the Green and Left Alliance, composed of Angelo Bonelli and Luana Zanella. All united, at least for a few hours, in the silence of a mourning that has no political overtones.
Carabinieri deaths: Padua mourns tributes and tears
The news arrived yesterday evening, confirmed by the agencies: the three dead carabinieri In the explosion, they will be remembered with a higher rank. Promoted "for special merit." A posthumous recognition that doesn't erase the pain, but tries to give it meaning.
Valerio Daprà, Brigadier General of Padua, becomes a Marshal. Davide Bernardello, a Carabiniere, is promoted to Corporal. Marco Piffari, a lieutenant serving in Mestre, is now a second lieutenant. All three will also have their new ranks on their ceremonial uniforms, while their coffins, draped in the Italian flag, will be carried on the shoulders of their colleagues.
There are those in the crowd holding a bouquet of flowers. Some cannot hold back their tears. Some speak softly, as if shouting were sacrilege. "They were real men, the kind who never back down," mutters an elderly corporal, quoted by theHANDLE, while looking at the photos of the three fallen soldiers hanging at the entrance to the basilica.
Outside, the city has truly stopped. Roads closed, traffic diverted. A child on a bicycle asks his father what's happening. "They're heroes, son." Simple words, which today seem enough.
Tomorrow, life will go on, but today we pause to reflect. With a lump in our throats, wondering how it was possible to die like this. Those three Carabinieri were simply doing their job. Today, Padua stopped to say goodbye to three members of the force, three names that will remain etched in the collective memory.